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Mati Kahru publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mati Kahru sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 121 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Mati Kahru D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mati Kahru sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mati Kahru is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences with an emphasis on Environmental Science. Within these fields, they specialize particularly in Oceanography and related subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

The main topics covered in Kahru's work include marine and coastal ecosystems, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, marine and fisheries research, marine biology and ecology research, climate variability and models, and water quality monitoring and analysis.

Kahru has frequently published research in several journals. The most common venues for their work are:

  • Harmful Algae
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Earth System Science Data
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Biogeosciences

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kahru include:

  • "Cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea: Correlations with environmental factors" (2020, Harmful Algae)
  • "Satellite detection of dinoflagellate blooms off California by UV reflectance ratios" (2021, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kahru include:

  • Ragnar Elmgren
  • Ralf Goericke
  • Jérôme Kaiser
  • Norbert Wasmund
  • Edward D. Weber

Their work incorporates interdisciplinary approaches related to marine and coastal ecosystem dynamics and remote sensing of aquatic environments. Kahru's studies on cyanobacterial blooms and satellite detection methods contribute data relevant to water quality and marine ecological assessments.

Best Publications

  • Ocean Color Chlorophyll Algorithms for SEAWIFS

    John E. O'Reilly;Stéphane Maritorena;B. Greg Mitchell;David A. Siegel

  • Human activities and climate variability drive fast‐paced change across the world's estuarine–coastal ecosystems

    James Cloern;Paulo Cesar Oliveira Vergne de Abreu;Jacob Carstensen;Laurent Chauvaud

  • Determination of spectral absorption coefficients of particles, dissolved material and phytoplankton for discrete water samples

    B. Greg Mitchell;Annick Bricaud;Kendall Carder;Joan Cleveland

  • An ocean-colour time series for use in climate studies: The experience of the ocean-colour climate change initiative (OC-CCI)

    Shubha Sathyendranath;Robert J.W. Brewin;Carsten Brockmann;Vanda Brotas

  • The Gulf of California: Review of ecosystem status and sustainability challenges

    Salvador E. Lluch-Cota;Eugenio A. Aragón-Noriega;Francisco Arreguín-Sánchez;David Aurioles-Gamboa

  • Are phytoplankton blooms occurring earlier in the Arctic

    M. Kahru;V. Brotas;M. Manzano‐Sarabia;B. G. Mitchell

  • Estimation of particulate organic carbon in the ocean from satellite remote sensing

    Dariusz Stramski;Rick A. Reynolds;Mati Kahru;B. Greg Mitchell

  • Satellite detection of increased cyanobacteria blooms in the Baltic Sea: Natural fluctuation or ecosystem change?

    Mati Kahru;Ulrich Horstmann;Ove Rud

  • Multidecadal time series of satellite-detected accumulations of cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea

    Mati Kahru;Mati Kahru;Ragnar Elmgren

  • Satellite measurements of cyanobacterial bloom frequency in the Baltic Sea: interannual and spatial variability

    Matti Kahru;Oleg Savchuk;Ragnar Elmgren

  • Cyanobacterial blooms cause heating of the sea surface

    M. Kahru;J. M. Leppanen;O. Rud

  • Seasonal and nonseasonal variability of satellite-derived chlorophyll and colored dissolved organic matter concentration in the California Current

    Mati Kahru;B. Greg Mitchell

  • Trends in primary production in the California Current detected with satellite data

    Mati Kahru;Raphael Kudela;Marlenne Manzano-Sarabia;B. Greg Mitchell

  • Eddies Enhance Biological Production in the Weddell-Scotia Confluence of the Southern Ocean

    M. Kahru;B. G. Mitchell;S. T. Gille;C. D. Hewes

  • Cyanobacteria blooms in the Gulf of Finland triggered by saltwater inflow into the Baltic Sea

    M. Kahru;J. M. Leppänen;O. Rud;O. P. Savchuk

  • Influence of the 1997–98 El Niño on the surface chlorophyll in the California Current

    Mati Kahru;B. Greg Mitchell

  • Is there a decline in marine phytoplankton

    Abigail McQuatters-Gollop;Philip C. Reid;Martin Edwards;Peter H. Burkill

  • Trends in the surface chlorophyll of the California Current: Merging data from multiple ocean color satellites

    Mati Kahru;Raphael M. Kudela;Marlenne Manzano-Sarabia;B. Greg Mitchell

  • Spectral reflectance and absorption of a massive red tide off southern California

    Mati Kahru;B. Greg Mitchell

  • Ocean-color variability in the Gulf of California: scales from days to ENSO

    Mati Kahru;S.G. Marinone;S.E. Lluch-Cota;Alejandro Parés-Sierra

  • Estimating oceanic primary productivity from ocean color remote sensing: A strategic assessment

    Zhongping Lee;John Marra;Mary Jane Perry;Mati Kahru

  • Empirical chlorophyll algorithm and preliminary SeaWiFS validation for the California Current

    M. Kahru;B. G. Mitchell

  • Deep ocean communities impacted by changing climate over 24 y in the abyssal northeast Pacific Ocean

    Kenneth L. Smith;Henry A. Ruhl;Mati Kahru;Christine L. Huffard

  • Episodic organic carbon fluxes from surface ocean to abyssal depths during long-term monitoring in NE Pacific.

    Kenneth L. Smith;Henry A. Ruhl;Christine L. Huffard;Monique Messié

  • Ocean Optics Protocols for Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 4, Volume IV: Inherent Optical Properties: Instruments, Characterizations, Field Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols

    James L. Mueller;Giulietta S. Fargion;Charles R. McClain;Scott Pegau

Frequent Co-Authors

B. Greg Mitchell
B. Greg Mitchell University of California, San Diego
Francisco P. Chavez
Francisco P. Chavez Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Raphael M. Kudela
Raphael M. Kudela University of California, Santa Cruz
Vanda Brotas
Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon
Robert Frouin
Robert Frouin University of California, San Diego
Stanford B. Hooker
Stanford B. Hooker Goddard Space Flight Center
Heidi M. Sosik
Heidi M. Sosik Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Vittorio E. Brando
Vittorio E. Brando National Research Council (CNR)
Robert Arnone
Robert Arnone University of Southern Mississippi
Shubha Sathyendranath
Shubha Sathyendranath Plymouth Marine Laboratory

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